Okazaki Fragments Are

question 83

Multiple Choice

Okazaki fragments are

• A)small sections of DNA that do not code for protein found within a gene.
• B)protein fragments released from a proteasome.
• C)small sections of newly formed DNA, built on the lagging (5' to 3')template strand.
• D)small sections of nonsense code found between genes.
• E)sections of newly formed DNA, built on the leading (3' to 5')template strand.

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